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FM BTC HONG KONG TO PRIORITY DTI
TELNO OTTER 92
OF 02090OZ MAY 90
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
INFO PRIORITY FCO, TOKYO
FOR PEP
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MDLIAN 7797
MY TELNO OTTER 83 AND YRTELNO OTTER 87: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT
UK AIRPORTS GROUP VISIT
1. THE VISIT OF UK AIRPORTS GROUP TEAM HAS GONE WELL. THEY DID A PRESENTATION TO A GOOD AUDIENCE IN MACAU ON 30 APRIL AND ANOTHER TO ABOUT THIRTY OF THE RELEVANT PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, IN HONG KONG ON 2 MAY. THEY HOSTED A LUNCH WHICH WE ARRANGED WHERE GUESTS INCLUDED THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR WORKS AND THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION. I ACCOMPANIED BALLARD, THE LEADER OF THE GROUP, AT CALLS ON SIR PIERS JACOBS (FINANCIAL SECRETARY), MRS ANSON CHAN (SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES), AND KENNETH KWOK (SECRETARY FOR WORKS). THE GROUP STRESSED THAT THOUGH THESE WERE EARLY DAYS TO BE TALKING OF THE AIRPORT EQUIPMENT IT KEPT THE PROJECT ON A FAST RACK IF THEY WERE BROUGHT IN EARLY TO GIVE ADVICE ON REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THE
CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS WERE FINALISED.
MASTER PLAN CONSULTANCY
2. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE REDUCED THE CONTENDERS TO THREE CALL AMERICAN LED). THESE ARE THE GROUPS LED BY RMP (I.E. PARSONS) WHO INCLUDE MOTT MACDONALD AND SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK OF THE UK, BY GREINER WHO INCLUDE MAUNSELL, MVA, BALFOUR INTERNATIONAL, HRI
JL PRESTON ALL OF THE UK, AND BY TAMS, WHO INCLUDE BINNIE OF THE UK. THE GROUPS THAT HAD THE LARGEST BRITISH COMPONENTS, NAMELY THOSE LED BY AUSTIN AND BY BECHTEL (BOTH OF THE U.S.) HAVE BEEN
ELIMINATED. A DECISION IS EXPECTED IN ABOUT A WEEK.
THE CHINESE DIMENSION
3. SIR P JACOBS HAS CONFIRMED (WHEN I CALLED ON HIM WITH BALLARD) REPORTS WHICH HAVE APPEARED IN THE PRESS HERE THAT HE HAS GIVEN THE CHINESE (AT A MEETING HERE WITH XINHUA) COPIES OF ALL CONSULTANCY REPORTS COMPLETED SO FAR, BOTH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL. THESE HE WAS TOLD WOULD BE FORWARDED TO PEKING. THIS IS PART OF THE EFFORTS
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